Taoyuan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$324
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
83
55
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 4% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6227th and 6109th ($868 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 388th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Ulaanbaatar

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Taoyuan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.69
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$7750

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$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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$875
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$568
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$741
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$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594